diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index a8d8d48a57fe..13f5677b9322 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -1204,8 +1204,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(process_madvise, int, pidfd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
 		goto put_pid;
 	}
 
-	if (task->mm != current->mm &&
-			!process_madvise_behavior_valid(behavior)) {
+	if (!process_madvise_behavior_valid(behavior)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto release_task;
 	}